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Jigokudani Monkey Park

Snow monkeys at Jigokudani Monkey Park
Jigokudani Monkey Park
Close up of the snow monkey face
The monkeys are wild yet have a few incentives to stay in the area, regular feedings from the park staff and a hot spring to keep warm.
Snow monkeys in the hot spring
Adult snow monkey
The adults looked more like gorillas, everyone in the group would run away in fear when certain large ones approached
One of the many faces of the snow monkey
The smaller ones liked to make faces
In mother's arms
Some would hide when people got too close
Testing the water
Baby snow monkey in Japan

Lodge inside Snow Monkey Park
I stayed at Jigokudani Onsen Korakukan, a two mile walk from the nearest bus stop, but only a few steps from Monkey Park
Hot Spring outside the lodge
I particularly liked the lodge hot spring (pictured on the left) as it gets visits from monkeys outside park hours
View from the hot spring
Some jumped in the hot spring with me
Monkeys picking lice out from one another

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